Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 vs Xeon Gold 5215L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)4 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,224no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2024
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache640 KBno data
L2 cache10 MBno data
L3 cache13.75 MB36 MB
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512XDNA 2 NPU
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667no data
Maximum memory size4.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 4 June 2024
Physical cores 10 12
Threads 20 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 has an age advantage of 5 years, 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 54.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5215L and Ryzen AI 9 HX 170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5215L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 is a notebook one.


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